Grant opportunity
Future Art Ecosystems R&D Fellowship: Art x Convergence
Serpentine's Future Art Ecosystems R&D Fellowship supports four practitioners working across art and advanced technologies through a six-month low-residency programme on Art x Convergence.
- Funder
- Serpentine
- Application deadline
- Application deadline: Jun 7, 2026
- Award
- GBP 10,000 award plus travel and accommodation support
- Applicant
- Artists, curators, technologists, and organisers
- Discipline
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Region
- Global
- Posted
- May 21, 2026
Call summary
Overview
The inaugural Future Art Ecosystems R&D Fellowship is a six-month low-residency programme for practitioners exploring art and advanced technologies under the 2026 theme Art x Convergence.
Who can apply
- Applications are open to artists, curators, technologists, organisers, individuals, and collectives working at the intersection of art and advanced technologies.
- International applicants are welcome if they can attend the three London intensives.
- Applicants should bring an early-stage creative research question connected to their practice or a project in development.
What it supports
- Creative research on AI, cultural systems, advanced technologies, embodiment, robotics, legal constructs, markets, and planetary organisation.
- The fellowship combines biweekly online cohort sessions, bespoke mentorship, professional and specialist seminars, workshops, peer learning, and three in-person weekend intensives in London.
Funding and duration
Four fellows will each receive a GBP 10,000 award, plus travel and accommodation support for London weekend intensives.
Application deadline
Application deadline: Jun 7, 2026
How to apply
Apply through the online form linked from the official Serpentine page by midnight BST on 7 June 2026.
Call details
About the opportunity
The inaugural Future Art Ecosystems R&D Fellowship is a six-month low-residency programme for practitioners exploring art and advanced technologies under the 2026 theme Art x Convergence.
Serpentine lists this opportunity for Artists, curators, technologists, and organisers, Arts, Culture & Humanities, Global.
This listing is written for researchers, students, universities, NGOs, research teams, policy professionals and academic institutions searching for Arts, Culture & Humanities grants, fellowships, scholarships, conferences, workshops and funding opportunities in Global contexts.
Eligibility
Applications are open to artists, curators, technologists, organisers, individuals, and collectives working at the intersection of art and advanced technologies.
International applicants are welcome if they can attend the three London intensives.
Applicants should bring an early-stage creative research question connected to their practice or a project in development.
Funding and benefits
Four fellows will each receive a GBP 10,000 award, plus travel and accommodation support for London weekend intensives.
Themes and supported activities
Creative research on AI, cultural systems, advanced technologies, embodiment, robotics, legal constructs, markets, and planetary organisation.
The fellowship combines biweekly online cohort sessions, bespoke mentorship, professional and specialist seminars, workshops, peer learning, and three in-person weekend intensives in London.
Deadline and timeline
Application deadline: Application deadline: Jun 7, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Apply through the online form linked from the official Serpentine page by midnight BST on 7 June 2026.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.